Should I buy an old intel MacBook and put Linux on it instead of getting a system76? I don’t actually need a laptop but it would be nice
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It's all a matter of preference. The extra money for a system76 allows you options in the future. Even a thinkpad from 8 years ago could fulfill your needs at a much lower price point.
I’ve got an old Sony maybe 10 years old. It’s way too slow even with Linux
how about a...
Lenovo ThinkPad T480 14 HD Business Laptop (Intel 8th Gen Quad-Core i5-8250U, 16GB DDR4 RAM, Toshiba 256GB PCIe NVMe 2242 M.2 SSD) Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 3 Type-C, WiFi, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) https://a.co/d/9n49NE8
can bump to 32GB easy
I forked out the money for the Framework 13. No regrets, but my second choice would be an older used ThinkPad. They typically have great Linux support and they're built like little tanks.
Im testing antiX on my old MacBook Air early 2015 and its great 'out of the box'! I was having a hard time to make the wi-fi work on other distros like, Debian, Lubuntu, Mint...
I used Antix some years ago on an even older laptop (2004 model). I was surprised that I was able to browse the internet on it. Windows wont even load Firefox on that laptop.
I remember the desktop being kind of ugly. But it worked perfectly